Political turmoil surrounding Benjamin Netanyahu, American attitudes about Israel and Palestine, Dispensationalism, and Orthodox services in the Holy Land. We end with inspiration drawn from principled opponents of authoritarianism and defenders of judicial review.
 
CW: short, ghastly holocaust story, some profanity
 
<a href="https://antifascistneofolk.com/2022/05/09/the-gilad-atzmon-and-david-rovics-antisemitism-controversy-explained/">David Rovics</a>
<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2020-06-22/ty-article-opinion/.premium/john-hagee-is-a-hate-preaching-annexationist-extremist-hes-no-friend-of-israel/0000017f-e0ea-d804-ad7f-f1fafedf0000">John Hagee</a>
<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjqs7H83cH-AhVxAjQIHVg_D28QFnoECCwQAQ&url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11280740/&usg=AOvVaw10zXppDG8hj1yrlXyHhQ6C">Severance</a>
<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiDg62R5MH-AhV1ADQIHdoqB-EQFnoECBAQAQ&url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-bastards/id1373812661&usg=AOvVaw3lxgGMxDa71XbkYW9BbEw5">Behind the Bastards</a>
<a href="https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/zoe-baker-bakunin-was-a-racist">Antismetic Anarchism</a>
<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwinlPOv6cH-AhWzGTQIHQ2RCzQQFnoECDoQAQ&url=https://apnews.com/article/jerusalem-holy-fire-israel-greek-orthodox-tension-732163c59a41111c401780f5abebd579&usg=AOvVaw3cAHzGKpLqyeZzF4JNG8uq">Holy Fire Ceremony and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher</a>

Natural Wood

Hosts are Stacie Mallinson (educator, death doula and yogini) and Jeff Mallinson (D.Phil., Oxford, historian of philosophy and religion). This is usually a conversation with the news in one hand and the Tao Te Ching in the other, but the history of ideas and the wisdom of various traditions are also regular topics.